John Braun

Legislative District 20
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  • NEWSLETTER: No surprise – governor backs down from demand for $1.6 billion in tax relief

    Dear Friends and Neighbors, Earlier today, Gov. Bob Ferguson announced that he supports the changes the House of Representatives has proposed to the income tax and will sign the bill if the House passes it. Senate Bill 6346 proposes an unconstitutional income tax — the kind of income tax Washingtonians have rejected repeatedly. It levies […] The post NEWSLETTER: No surprise – governor backs down from demand for $1.6 billion in tax relief appeared first on John Braun.

  • NEWSLETTER: Budget proposals are out — what it means for you

    Watch my weekly legislative update. Dear Friends and Neighbors, The Senate Democrats released their operating budget proposal this week. It’s not good for our state. If you remember, last year, Democrats responded to a $7 billion deficit in the state budget by approving a $12.3 billion package of state and local tax increases. This year, […] The post NEWSLETTER: Budget proposals are out — what it means for you appeared first on John Braun.

  • Senate capital, transportation budget proposals include $70 million for Lewis County area

    OLYMPIA…More than $70 million for projects in the 20th Legislative District is included in the Senate versions of the proposals for the 2025-27 supplemental capital and transportation budgets, which were released this week. Both budgets were cowritten by bipartisan teams and would pay for local priorities such as flood response, public-school modernization, and improvements to […] The post Senate capital, transportation budget proposals include $70 million for Lewis County area appeared first on John Braun.

  • NEWSLETTER: Income tax to be heard in the House Feb. 24 — sign in CON again

    Watch my weekly legislative update video.   Dear Friends and Neighbors, You might be tired of hearing about the income bill, and I am tired of talking about it. But this bill is so bad that we can’t stop talking about it until we stop the bill itself. WATCH MY WEEKLY UPDATE Senate Democrats passed […] The post NEWSLETTER: Income tax to be heard in the House Feb. 24 — sign in CON again appeared first on John Braun.

  • NEWSLETTER: Democrats pass 9.9% income tax, but wouldn’t restrict it to millionaires

    Dear Friends and Neighbors, Once in a while, a legislator will refer to a bill that everyone supports as a “good little bill.” Today, however, Senate Democrats passed a big, bad bill — an unconstitutional state income tax. Misleadingly labeled a “millionaire’s tax,” Senate Bill 6346 levies a 9.9% tax on income. To start with, […] The post NEWSLETTER: Democrats pass 9.9% income tax, but wouldn’t restrict it to millionaires appeared first on John Braun.

  • Senate Democrats pass pile of bills undermining affordability out of committee

    OLYMPIA…Seemingly oblivious to concerns about affordability, Democrats passed a multitude of bills out of the Senate Ways & Means Committee Monday that will increase the cost of living for Washingtonians. Out of 69 bills on the meeting agenda, all but one of those that undermine affordability passed out of committee and await being brought to […] The post Senate Democrats pass pile of bills undermining affordability out of committee appeared first on John Braun.

  • NEWSLETTER: Standing up for freedom of the modern press

    I have received many emails and calls from constituents who had seen social media posts or heard a podcast from political reporter Brandi Kruse explaining how she had been denied a press pass by the House of Representatives in Olympia. To be clear, she was not denied a press pass by the Senate, nor is […] The post NEWSLETTER: Standing up for freedom of the modern press appeared first on John Braun.

  • The initiatives: Restoring parents’ rights and protecting girls’ sports

    Watch my weekly video update.   Dear Friends and Neighbors, You may have heard that two citizen-led initiatives have been certified recently and are now before the Legislature. If passed, one would restore parents’ rights to know what’s happening to their children in public school (IL26-001).The other would ban biological boys living as transgender girls […] The post The initiatives: Restoring parents’ rights and protecting girls’ sports appeared first on John Braun.

  • Stopping fraud in state housing grant program

    Dear Friends and Neighbors, There’s been plenty of news lately about the defrauding of government programs, specifically by some daycare owners in Minnesota. While that issue has received a lot of attention, it is not unique. Across the country, people commit fraud against all kinds of publicly funded programs, accessing benefits intended for people who […] The post Stopping fraud in state housing grant program appeared first on John Braun.

  • Is the fourth time a charm? Commonsense child safety bill passes Senate…again

    Watch Sen. Braun’s floor speech on SB 5071 on Jan. 21, 2026.     OLYMPIA…The Washington State Senate today passed legislation sponsored by Senate Republican Leader John Braun, to add fentanyl to the list of substances in the child endangerment law. Senate Bill 5071 was approved by a vote of 40-9. The Senate has approved […] The post Is the fourth time a charm? Commonsense child safety bill passes Senate…again appeared first on John Braun.